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See them. Men are always Going somewhere. They knew I was there. Fifteen Years old and starving for them. Under my window, they would pause, Their shoulders high like the Breasts of a young girl, Jacket tails slapping over Those behinds, Men. One day they hold you in the Palms of th...
Michael Jackson. Although Angelou was not present at any of the memorials held for Jackson, her poem, We Had Him, was read by Queen Latifah at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
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This poem is one of Maya Angelou's most iconic and powerful pieces. It has become a staple of American literature and a rallying cry for those who have faced discrimination, oppression, and adversity. The poem is celebrated for its uplifting and empowering message of resilience and hope and ...
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Maya Angelou, an American author, poet and civil rights activist, rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969...
Alone by Maya Angelou - Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came
Maya Angelou is one of the most celebrated American Poets of our time. Born in 1928, her life has spanned much of the African American struggle for racial equality. She was a confidant of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In this poem about Africa
the poem “A Brave and Startling Truth” (1995) and elegizedNelson Mandelain the poem “His Day Is Done” (2013), which wascommissionedby the U.S. State Department and released in the wake of the South African leader’s death. In 2011 Angelou was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedom...